Asian Snooker Championship Launches in Riyadh

Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicks off in Saudi Arabia (File Photo)
Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicks off in Saudi Arabia (File Photo)
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Asian Snooker Championship Launches in Riyadh

Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicks off in Saudi Arabia (File Photo)
Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicks off in Saudi Arabia (File Photo)

The Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicked off in Saudi Arabia, and will continue until July 5. More than 200 male and female players representing 15 Asian countries are participating in the event, SPA reported.
In addition to Saudi Arabia, the participants include players from Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Iran, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the UAE.

The event was attended by the President of the Asian Snooker Confederation, Mohammed Al-Nuaimi; the President of the Saudi Billiard and Snooker Federation, Dr. Nasser Al-Shammari; and heads and members of the participating countries.
The first day of the tournament saw the start of two competitions: “Men’s 6-Ball Snooker” and “15-Ball Under 21.”



Bayern Rivals Leverkusen and Dortmund Drop Points in Bundesliga

Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck gestures after losing the German Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund, in Berlin, Germany, 05 October 2024. (EPA)
Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck gestures after losing the German Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund, in Berlin, Germany, 05 October 2024. (EPA)
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Bayern Rivals Leverkusen and Dortmund Drop Points in Bundesliga

Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck gestures after losing the German Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund, in Berlin, Germany, 05 October 2024. (EPA)
Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck gestures after losing the German Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund, in Berlin, Germany, 05 October 2024. (EPA)

Bayern Munich won without playing on Saturday as Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund dropped points to modest opponents.

Dortmund slumped at Union Berlin to a 2-1 defeat without injured forward Karim Adeyemi, who starred in the team’s 7-1 rout of Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Defending champion Leverkusen squandered an early two-goal lead over promoted Holstein Kiel and drew 2-2. It was only Kiel’s second point in its debut top-flight season.

Leverkusen played in a special black jersey with red trim to commemorate the club’s 120th anniversary, and for Xabi Alonso it was also a special occasion – the Spanish coach took over exactly two years before.

Leverkusen fans didn’t have to wait long to celebrate after Victor Boniface opened the scoring in the fourth minute and Jonas Hofmann made it 2-0 four minutes after that. Leverkusen looked set for a rout.

But the home team failed to make more of its dominance — Boniface had another goal ruled out for offside — and Kiel secured a lifeline before the break when Max Geschwil scored after a corner. Fiete Arp scored an unlikely equalizer from the penalty spot in the 69th.

Also, Freiburg won at Werder Bremen 1-0, and Wolfsburg enjoyed a 3-1 win in Wolfsburg.

St. Pauli was playing Mainz later.

League leader Bayern visits second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.